Murphy is in her 10th year at Canisius College in the role of associate director of athletics and senior woman's administrator. Murphy is responsible for all NCAA rules enforcement of Canisius’ 20 Division I athletic programs in addition to all areas of student-athlete welfare. She supervises compliance, academic counseling, strength and conditioning and athletic training. She also oversees the Life Skills program, and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Murphy chaired search committees in 2009 for the women’s soccer head coach and in 2011 for the men’s soccer head coach, cross country head coach and strength and conditioning coach.

Mary Bongiovanni Academic Support Services Graduate Assistant

Bongiovanni joined the academic affairs office at Canisius in January 2014 after graduating from Medaille College in 2013. A two-sport athlete at Medaille, Bongiovanny played both basketball and softball while obtaining a degree in early childhood/childhood education, with a concentration in mathematics.

The Fredonia, N.Y. native is pursuing her master's degree in differentiated education at Canisius.